Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-07-29
THE WEATHER WINS.
TIE "cRUsYrR" CASE CONTINUED UN-
TlLfHE MONTE OF SEPTEMBER.
Eeithor Judge Bond Nor the Counsei
hnziout TO Go On with the Argu-
ment Yesterday.

After a pleasant night in the bay
hon, Judge Pond reached here from
Baltimore yjo W,st Point yesterday.
lie went Immediately to the United
States CONT room in the Grant build
ing. and there seated himself in the
cicrl's Office. The faint breeze which
came MP tic valley from the river failed
90 cool him. and hc threw oil his coat
aud made himself as comfortable as She
weather and the lawyers would permit.
Tic Judge did not take the bench at
all. What he had 10 90 in the way OF
confer, nee with counsel was done in
the clerks oflice--in Chambers after
wards an order was made and entered
up with al due soiomnity,
TIE "CRUsHEG.
Tie case before Judge Fond WAS
"thc coupon-crushcr." This was the
conspicuous piece OF dobt legislation o.
the late session. 1t was intended to be
the hr,akWatcr between the raging
aood Of coupons aud the Treasury. By
1t the state sought To- demand all tae
coupons offered for taxes demand IN
such a manner as would ciIectually cure
people of the habit OF using coupons.
Mr. ROYAL saw that il this act stood bis
cause fell. Ifc therefore hastencd to
baltimore and got from Judge Bond
On Injunction prohibiting, IN effect, all
the officers of the Commonwealth from
putting the "crnshcr into operation.
I his injunction the Attorney-Gcneral
moved TO dissolve. Further, believing
that Judge Bond had no jurisdiction in
H.. lrt place. he committed technical
contempt by proceeding to bring suits
as required by said "crushor " against
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
Uauy. These cases were fixed for hear
Ing for ycstorday-thc 2sth.
COUNSEL.
Yost rday morning there were pres
ent to represent trc State the Attorney
GcnGal and Colonel W. VI. Gordon
10 TovrCcnt the bcnGholders Mr.. VIII
liem r. Royal. Hon. y. II. Chamber
lain. Naior Charles $. Stringlcllow,
and Major Leigh 4. Page. all Of Rich
mond oxccptcx-Goycrnor Chamberlain,
Who was once of South Carolina but is
low of New York.
II vas calculated that this array Of
counsel had legal lore enough stored
away t. entertain Judge Bond on this
one subject from three t. five days.
lut sou chow the Judge did not seem
10 lc enthusiastic at the prospect, and
d., lawyers themselves were inclined
g. mercy THAT is 90 the opinion that
ti,y could DO better for tho court, for
thcW clients, and for themselves if they
reserved thc'rcfOrts for weather.
, he upsbot of IT all was that the
cases were continued till September.
The Judge Whiting the order given be-
low.
In olcn court there was not word
said. The conversations between tine
Judge and counsel were in the clerks
office.
Ire Atiornoy-Gonorl, though just
from the uewly.madc grave OF dearly
loved daughter and greatly cast down
In spirits, was ready to 90 on but such
WAS the heat in the courtroom, such
tine disinclinatiun of ail concerned to
,nt,r upon the contest, that he acq1i-
csccd in tie course things took.
TIE ORDER
The following is the order made:
IN Tho Circun court of In Cai'C9
.Vafle jcr Hc Eutera Diric' of
JVa'u:
TIE Virginia Steamboat Company c'.
Morton Marye, Auditor, and others,
and J. Z. Cooper rv. $. i. Witt, and
). 7. Cooper, II. Il. Becton, +. j.
Burke, and others gs. Morton Maryc,
auditor, r. \. Ayers Attorney
General, and others, in equity; and
tie United States rs. j. B. McCGbe
and }. l.. Mcintosh, proceedings iOr
contempt
These causes having been set for
hearing ON this day, leave Is given for
comulainautst tstoamcnd their bills sofcOm.
p!aint and the hearings are postponed
icr reasons satisfactory to the Court
md counsel uut.l the 22d day Of Sep
t,nb0r nest, il being understood by
tlc Court that nothing further shall be
done in respect 20 questions al ISSUE
tuthe hearings, Tut that all proceed
.nrs shall remain in Stof2 g'oj and >.
u. McCahc and j. Il. Mcintosh having
nlod their answers to the rale hereto
fore awarded against them, the pro
ceodiug against them IS likewise post
poned TO September -, 1887.
HUGH l.. HoND, Circuit Judge.
Richmoad, 2Sth July, 1857.
Counsel filed their amended bills
They make them OF the nature OF
general creditors bills and ask the
CONT to cnjoiu the state authorities
from resorting to levying. 1t seems
that they fear the state VIII, while tae
" clushtr" is held in allegiance, levy
fcr taxes whore coupons have been Of
ftrtd.